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At TRAC we believe that our success is a direct result of our dedicated team of experts. Our employees' knowledge spans every aspect of regulatory affairs and our dedicated Business and Office Managers allow us to provide you with the best service possible.

We consider our team to be the best in the business and pride ourselves on the diverse, friendly individuals who form it.

To find out more about TRAC’s key employees, please click on the picture tiles to the left.

Sarah
Trethowan

Company Director

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Jonathan
Trethowan

Company Director

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Q: What was your first full time job?

A: Graduate trainee with Post Office Counters Limited

Q: What could you not live without?

A: Sky + (I suppose I should say my Children but then I wouldn't be able to watch Arsenal)

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: The flexibility and variety it gives me

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: Ian Wright - Arsenal legend and all round fun guy and Russell Brand because he's very funny and can tell a good story!

Q: Describe yourself in three adjectives

A: Determined, successful and dependable

Q: What has been the best moment in your career?

A: So many but will always remember gaining regulatory authority approval for my first application (which was for a clinical trial)

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: Ability to transport anywhere instantly and reverse time

Q: What's your #1 ambition?

A: To be healthy and happy

Q: What has been your proudest moment?

A: Winning the Inspiration category at the inaugural TOPRA Awards - nominated by the team at TRAC

Q: Describe yourself in three adjectives

A: honest, ambitious, calm

Natalie
Hann

Marketing Manager

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Sophie
Brand

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Q: What was your first full time job?

A: Marketing & Promotions Assistant for a company that sold Market Research Reports.

Q: What makes you happy?

A: Diamonds and sunshine

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: New York in the run up to Christmas, so cold but so pretty.

Q: What's the greatest invention ever?

A: The telephone - I wouldn't be married now otherwise.

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: To be able to stop time and enjoy the moment

Q: What was your first full time job?

A: Bar maid

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: I have no favourite destinations but visiting Japan was amazing. I also love Switzerland in the winter.

Q: What's the best thing about living in Cornwall?

A: The relaxed attitude and the fact that you're never that far from the sea

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: I love the fact that I work for a company that makes me feel valued and appreciated

Q: What makes you happy?

A: Sunshine

Mike
May

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Claire Pomeroy

Regulatory Manager

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Q: What could you not live without?

A: Airplanes

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: Beyonce, because she's really quite clever and she could give me a concert and Einstein because he must've been so interesting and had amazing intelligence

Q: Describe yourself in three adjectives

A: conscientious, friendly and loyal

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: I'd be able to fly or transport myself instantaneously. I'd also like to read minds.

Q: What is your best quality?

A: Good listener.

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: Somewhere near the coast, hot, with interesting history/archaeology, walks, wildlife and friendly locals. I hope to travel to one of my ultimate destinations one day - Australia/NZ or South America

Q: What's the greatest invention ever?

A: Ways to generate electricity (and the greener the better) - I can't imagine not having electricity!

Q: What were you favourite and least favourite subjects in school?

A: It is a bit sad but I loved all my subjects at school so I really don't have a least favourite! If I had to pick a couple favourites it would be maths and biology.

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: The power to heal

Q: What's the best thing about living in Cornwall?

A: Having a relaxed lifestyle and being in a great environment close to the sea.

Graham
Donaldson

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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David
Cox

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Q: What could you not live without?

A: Exercise and Tea

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: Anywhere remote, beautiful where there is challenging adventures to be had.

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: Telekinesis

Q: What's the best thing about living in Cornwall?

A: Beautiful Coastal Scenery and being able to row on the sea after work

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: Nigella Lawson to cook and Zooey Deschanel because she is quirky, fun and good looking.

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: Rajasthan, India

Q: What were you favourite and least favourite subjects in school?

A: Favourite: Business Studies, Least Favourite: History (although I am really interested in history now)

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal - so they could do the cooking!

Q: If you could be a superhero what powers would you like to possess?

A: Time travel

Q: What's the best thing about living in Cornwall?

A: The beautiful countryside and friendly people.

Matt
Walker

Regulatory Manager

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Vicki
Kent

Office Manager

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Q: What was your first full time job?

A: Veterinary Nurse

Q: What makes you happy?

A: Meeting up with the girls for a drink & chat

Q: What has been the best moment in your career?

A: Getting promotion in my first ever admin role whilst working for Devon & Cornwall Police. I had only worked there six months and I succeeded despite severe opposition from my supervisor that I should even apply.

Q: What has been the worst moment in your career?

A: Handing in my resignation as a Veterinary Nurse when I was really happy but I knew that to fulfil any career ambitions I needed to completely change my career path.

Q: What were you favourite and least favourite subjects in school?

A: Least favourites were Chemistry and French, my favourite was Biology

Q: What has been your proudest moment?

A: Being there for the birth of my daughter

Q: What were your favourite and least favourite subjects in school?

A: Favourite - Cookery, Least Favourite - Fench

Q: What could you not live without?

A: My mountain bike, my motorbike, Neighbours (I've tried and life's much better with it), live music, pasties, clotted cream, Cadbury's Wholenut, Danish pastries, beer, sarcasm, Sky+, the internet, price comparison websites

Q: What is your favourite quotation?

A: If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress - Barack Obama

Q: What's your #1 ambition?

A: To be on Grand Designs (Kevin McCloud is so cool)

Toby
Butcher

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Hannah
McNeil

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Q: What was your first full time job?

A: Research Scientist

Q: What's the greatest invention ever?

A: The NHS

Q: What could you not live without?

A: Trees

Q: What is your favourite quotation?

A: Compromise is a stalling between two fools - Oscar Wilde

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: Dealing with clients around the globe

Q: What has been your proudest moment?

A: Being awarded a First Class Honours in my Degree for Chemistry

Q: What has been the best moment in your career?

A: Getting my first Graduate Job at TRAC

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: I would love to invite Dynamo the Magician for the entertainment during the meal and Heston Blumenthal so I can finally learn how to combine Chemistry and Cooking together!

Q: What could you not live without?

A: My Iphone - Once you have one, it's impossible to imagine a world without one

Q: What's your favourite holiday destination?

A: Cyprus

Shilpa
Jain

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Louise
Pett

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Q: What has been the best moment in your career?

A: Getting my first TRAC Employee of the Quarter award, being shortlisted for Horizon, TOPRA award and UCP Project management award all within one year of joining TRAC.

Q: What has been your proudest moment?

A: Being able to share the PhD awarding ceremony with my mother

Q: What is your favourite quotation?

A: 'You must be the change you want to see in the world' - Mahatma Gandhi

Q: What makes you angry?

A: Inefficiency

Q: What were you favourite and least favourite subjects in school?

A: Maths-favourite and History-least favourite

Q: What makes you happy?

A: My son and cooking!

Q: What could you not live without?

A: Books

Q: What has been the worst moment in your career?

A: Dropping some very expensive product on the floor that I had spent 3 weeks purifying. I'm pretty sure I cried!

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: The satisfaction of a completed project

Q: Describe yourself in three adjectives

A: Cheerful, clumsy, loud

Mike
Webb

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Lisa
Pascoe

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

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Q: What makes you happy?

A: Reading my kids their stories before bed.

Q: What's the best thing about living in Cornwall?

A: Easy access to an underwater world, free seafood, and pubs that combine great ales, real fires and great views.

Q: Describe yourself in three adjectives

A: nice, bald, dad

Q: What is your best quality?

A: Patience

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: I get to use my knowledge in a completely different way.

Q: What makes you happy?

A: Watching the England rugby team win, drinking & eating, spending time with my friends, travelling

Q: If you could invite any two people for dinner, who would they be and why would you invite them?

A: Jim Lovell to see what went through his mind when he thought he wouldn't get his crew back to earth on the Apollo 13 mission and Martin Johnson to see how he felt when he watched the drop goal go over and then lift the Webb Ellis cup.

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: The variety, every day is different and the fact its science based - I get to make use of my degree but stay in Cornwall.

Q: What has been your proudest moment?

A: Leading the Midday Dance on Flora Day in my hometown of Helston with my Grandpa and Father by my side.

Q: What is your best quality?

A: Hard-worker





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